I'm pretty sure both Sage and Loomis make specific blanks for back trolling, its a big thing out west. Not sure about 6oz though.......
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Thanks for the explanation Roger, I am going to work on speeding things up next time, hopefully practice will make perfect...........well at least close enough lol
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Thx Bill, that may also be part of my problems as I used the reg finish not the lite and also mixed for a good 5-6 min on my mixer as I wanted to be sure it was mixed well enough after reading all the horror stories of finish that wouldnt harden.
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roger wilson Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Any time the finish looks uneven or excess, I will > use a heat gun to slightly heat up the finish, to > get the finish to flow like water. > Then, I stop the rod for a bit with the guides in > an up position, and let excess finish drip off the > bottom of the rod. I give the bottom of the rod
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Awesome........ thanks to all for taking the time to reply, its been very helpful. I wondered it was an aesthetics issue or if there was a structural issue surrounding its use. My fear was it would some how weaken the bond of the epoxy from some of the things I have read but if thats not an issue it time to wrap some up and see what I like.
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Sorry if its been answered but my searches have yet to show any threads that describe why people say not to use it Why does it have a bad wrap (pun intended) LOL What does it do that makes people not want to use it other than help maintain thread color? Is it simply aesthetics or does it some how mechanically affect the bond of the epoxy?
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Travis, what model is your moocher? I use a few of their old Fenglass 1262 and they are absolutely my favourite. For me one of the most important attributes of a mooching rod ( the way we use them) is a long soft action, that way with 1oz weight the rod will have a nice full arch and you can see your herring pulling to escape attack from the salmon. As the others have said this action would n
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Hey Chris, Likely your right shipping is a big one our postal service simply cant ship anything for less than $15 it seems. I am trying to find a retailer that sells magazines to bring them in for me but not to much success so far.
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Yep it @#$%& we cant get our hands on them up here.........
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Excellent thanks guys.
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Newbee question but cant find the answer in my searches........will a spiral wrap limit the casting distance over the conventional guide wrap on a casting rod? Never seem to see the spiral wrap on lighter casting rods is there a reason for this? TIA Paul
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Ok thanks guys, will check out Mikes site
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Ok thanks guys, unfortunately the magazine/subscriptions are not available to me up here in Canada so other than hearing about this elusive article I have no idea of its content so............. trying to piece info together. I went to the Industrial plastics shop in town and bought some of the West 207 hardener but they sold me the 105 resin not the 205 so I am going to have to look into what th
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Hey guys, I want to do some carbon grips and wondered what epoxy is used for the carbon? Can reg FG resin be used? Thanks
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